Avondale Seeking Mixed-Use Ideas
By Corina Vanek for Phoenix Business Journal The City of Avondale is seeking ideas from private developers about how to best develop 34 acres of city-owned land into a mixed-use development with office, hospitality, retail, residential and community amenities. The area, which the city has named “The BLVD,” is at Avondale Boulevard south of Interstate […]
Dropping Appeal Will Kill Southbridge Referendum
By Wayne Schutsky for Scottsdale Progress Southbridge Two developer Carter Unger has dropped plans to appeal a Maricopa County judge’s decision upholding the referendum to put the downtown Scottsdale development before voters. But it is still unlikely the issue will actually make it to the ballot in November as Unger has asked the City Council to repeal its initial approval […]
Metrocenter: Seeking a Revival
By Corina Vanek for Phoenix Business Journal Once upon a time, Metrocenter was the king of the Valley’s shopping malls. Now, the nearly 47-year-old mall just off Interstate 17 and south of Peoria Avenue in Phoenix is becoming a decaying infestation that could afflict the surrounding area, at least according to a prominent city official. […]
Phx Ready for Redev. on American Legion Site
By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX The City of Phoenix is preparing to issue a Request for Proposals sometime in the next couple of weeks for the redevelopment of a 1.68-acre city-owned parcel downtown. The property, located at 723 W. Polk Street, currently houses the Luke-Greenway American Legion Post No. 1 building; however, they were under […]
Major Redevelopment Planned for Oracle Plaza
By Karen Schutte for Real Estate Daily News Word is getting out about the plans for the former Platinum Fitness location at 7315 N. Oracle Road, near the NWC of Ina and Oracle Roads in Oro Valley. Platinum Fitness closed in April 2019 and investors led by Larsen Baker and Volk Company teamed up to […]
Prescott Seeks Proposals for City Hall Redevelopment
By Cindy Barks for Daily Courier What Could the Prescott City Hall Property Become? More than a dozen developers, architects, and construction companies have indicated interest in answering that question, and possibly taking on redevelopment of the prime downtown Prescott real estate. The question is a part of the city’s months-long process of determining how […]
New Senior Complex 1 of Many Changes Planned Along Tatum
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange A proposed new senior living facility is one harbinger of many changes to come along Tatum Boulevard north of Bell and south of Loop 101. A mix of big-box anchors and smaller retail operations cover three of the four corners at Tatum and Bell. The NWC is home […]
New Purchase, Expansion Plans for Park Central Mall
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Long an icon of stalled hopes for renovation and redevelopment in Central Phoenix, the area around Park Central Mall continues to blossom into one of the city’s most dynamic areas of urban rebirth. According to an announcement this week, the ownership group behind the mall property redevelopment “has purchased […]
$60M, 282-Unit Mixed-Use Planned in S. Scottsdale
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange Berry Riddell, LLC has submitted a proposal to the City of Scottsdale on behalf of Trammell Crow Residential to develop a $60M, eight-building, 282-unit mixed-use residential community at 2001 N. Scottsdale Road, just north of East Palm Lane. The Trammell Crow Residential website lists 75 Alexan-branded developments and […]
Broken GDLE Subdivision Becoming Niche Apts.
By Roland Murphy for Arizona Builder’s Exchange A site in Glendale at 59th Avenue and Butler Drive that has sat only partially developed for 40 years will be reborn as a niche apartment community under a proposal by Visiquest Properties, LLC. According to an announcement sent to AZBEX and select other outlets by Visiquest Principal […]